The Brewing Industry International Awards (BIIA) 2011



From an overwhelming choice of small pack! Didn't really get to try as much as I would have liked but a couple of standouts:
  • Knappstein Reserve Lager 5.6% citrus, lovely tropical aromas (using sauvin hops) - an Australian winery making beer from their microbrewery set up in 2006 http://www.knappsteinwines.com.au/ 








  •  Palm Royale 7.5% a beautifully smooth ale-type beer. Re-fermented in the bottle which apparently gives a pleasant dry after taste, I'd definately agree with this. Mild sweetness in flavour. http://www.palm.be/en/collection.php















From the range of Casks available to sample: 












  •  Thornbridge Brewery's Jaipur is an award winner for a reason. An IPA at 5.9% containing all the elements you want (citrus, honey, smooth) with that added Thornbridge quality & oomph. 
http://www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/thornbridge_beers.php





  • Highland Brewing Company - Island Hopping 3.9%
www.highlandbrewingcompany.co.uk/

  •  Dark Side of the Moose 4.6% from the Purple Moose Brewery in North Wales had a really distinctive flavour from the roasted barley and stood out from the pack.  
http://www.purplemoose.co.uk/pmb_the_beer_range_all_year.htm#Dark%20Side


Beers on the wishlist -  Saltaire Brewery's Triple Chocolate 4.8%,  Deschutes' Jubelale 6.7%, Ise Kadoya Imperial IPA 9%, Innis & Gunn's Rum Cask Oak Aged Beer 7.4%, Freedom's Freedom Four 4%, Liberation's Liberation Blonde 3.8%, Sierra Nevada's Celebration 6.8%, Myanmar Brewery's Myanmar Beer 4.2-4.6%, Boston Beer - Samuel Adams' Triple Bock 18% and American Kriek 7%, Hitachino Nest Beer/Kiuchi Brewery's White Ale 5.5%

Hitachino nest beer



















For a list of all the category winners head to Brewing Awards

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